California Blue Shield Deal Exposes Amazon’s Pharmacy Limitations

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This week’s announcement that a regional health plan in California would stick with CVS Health for its specialty pharmacy needs exposes a key missing component to Amazon Pharmacy.

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But CVS and its Caremark PBM will continue to manage the fastest-growing part of almost any health insurer’s or employer’s budget for drugs. And neither Amazon, nor Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs will be involved in the provision of specialty pharmacy services for the nearly 5 million Blue Shield members with complex conditions.

 

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